Highlights: Punjab’s Covid-19 death toll crosses 1,000; tally at 40,643
India's Covid-19 tally on Saturday night crossed the 3 million-mark, just 16 days after it crossed the 2 million-mark, data from states and union territories showed.
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US FDA-approved ointment found to treat, kill Covid-19
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Global Covid-19 death toll nears 8 lakh
Even as India continues to grapple with the rising number of Covid-19 cases, the recoveries from the disease surged past to 2.22 million. The country's Covid-19 tally on Saturday night crossed the 3 million-mark, just 16 days after it crossed the 2 million-mark, data from states and union territories showed. Globally, India is the third worst-hit nation from the pandemic.
India may overtake Brazil sometime in the next two weeks if the cases continue to grow at the same pace.
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Meanwhile, the global coronavirus tally has gone up to 22,864,873, with the highest number of cases (5,621,035) reported from the United States followed by Brazil (3,532,330), according to Johns Hopkins University’s tally. The deadly infection has so far claimed 797,871 lives worldwide.
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US FDA-approved ointment found to treat, kill Covid-19
A US pharma firm's FDA-registered non-prescription over the counter (OTC) ointment is said to have proven to prevent, treat and kill viral infections including coronavirus, according to PTI.
“As per the lab report states, no infectious virus was detected after 30 seconds of T3X treatment,” the pharma company said in a statement.
First published: Aug 22, 2020 08:00 IST